The Civil War

Many people think Appomattox maiked the end of the war, as Sumter did its beginning. As a matter of fact the war did not end officially uutil Aug. 20, 1866, when President Johnson issned a proclamation announoing that war was at au end and that peace, order and tranquillity and civil authority existed in all the states. While Lee's surrender was not the eud of the war, it was the beginning of the end. Johnston surrendered on April 26, üiok Taylor on May 4 and Kirby Snjith not until May 26. Ou May 13, more than a mouth after Lee's snrrender, a sharp fight took place at Palruetto Ranch, in Texas, which is called by Jefferson Davis aud otber authorities the last battle of the war. The commauder of the Union troops, mostiy colored, says iu his report: "The last volley of the war, it is believfd, was fired by the Sixty-second United States Colored infantry, about snnset on May 13, 18U5, between White's ranch aud the Boca Chica, Texas. " In this figüt, which took place on the American side of the Rio Grande river, the Mexican Imperialista seut over a body of cavalry, which aided the Confedérales in their last and successfui attack. Ou June 13 Teuuessee was declared at pe.ce; June 2' the blockade was raised; July 23 Grant made hia last official report; April 2, 1866, proclaxnatiou that Georgia, South Oaroliua, Virginia, North Carolina, Teunessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi aud Florida were tranquil was issued by the president; Aug. 20, 1866, war was officially declared ended. The latter date was in 1867 fixed bycongress as the official and legal date of the close of the war. -